Events for the 2021/22 Season:
Due to the pandemic, some Toronto Centre events will be virtual.
Virtual Quiz Nights Returns!
September 24, 7:30-9:00pm
Join friends from the RCCO Toronto Centre and beyond for a fun evening of trivia on ZOOM! Favourite categories such as "Name that Piece" and "Identify the Organist" are back, along with new categories testing your knowledge of all things pipe organ-related, from hymn tunes to fairground organ facts!
The event Zoom link can be found on our Centre Facebook page at https://fb.me/e/YEuXCtq3. Simply click "Join Event" at the time of the event.
Phantoms of the Organ 2021
Friday, October 29, 8;00 pm
Metropolitan United Church, Queen and Church St.
Craig Humber - Recital
Friday, November 12, 8:00 pm
St. Thomas's Anglican Church, 383 Huron St.
As pandemic restrictions continue to be lifted, we are pleased to be able to finally welcome Craig Humber, who was originally supposed to have visited Toronto in the fall of 2020. On Friday, November 12 at 8:00 pm, he present a program of works by Bach, Brahms, and Reger at St. Thomas’s Anglican Church, 383 Huron St. (just south of Bloor St. between St. George and Spadina).
Under current provincial requirements, in-person attendance requires pre-registration on Eventbrite at this link and proof of Covid vaccination is mandatory. The recital will also be livestreamed on YouTube. Admission is by donation. Further information is available from to.rcco.enotice@gmail.com or by calling 416-460-3489.
The
recital is co-sponsored by RCCO Toronto and St. Thomas's Church
with the generous support of the Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Fund.
Craig Humber - Masterclass
Saturday, November 13, 9:00 am
Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. (north of St. Clair)
A native of Newfoundland, Craig Humber is a graduate of Acadia University and pursued advanced organ studies in Leipzig and Lübeck, Germany, followed by postgraduate studies in Vienna, Austria. He has received prizes, scholarships, and study grants from numerous organizations, including the Royal Canadian College of Organists, the Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Fund, the Anglican Foundation (Fulford Trust), and the Canada Council. He has held a teaching position at the Franz Schubert Conservatory of Music in Vienna, and since 2017 has been organist at Vienna’s Votivkirche, where he curates the church’s four organs. Mr. Humber concertizes regularly, recently in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Spain. He was a featured performer at the RCCO Organ Festival in Halifax in 2019.
Hymn Competition and Concert (SOCHS co-sponsor)
Youth Organist Festival
Bach Walk 2022: Back to Bach
Franck’s 200th Birthday Celebration
Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin Recital & Masterclass (Organix co-sponsor)